From this island to that isthmus. Here, an egg. There, a fish. As quick as that. Never mind swimming upstream, breaking the surface even momentarily. None of that wild fervor. You will not have cause to travel (the need’s been excised) so loll & fatten,… Continue Reading “The Quickening of Salmon & Years”
Posted on 4 April 2018
by J.S. Graustein
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Can I use my miles to get more miles? They never expire. Flea market to closet. A calm naked swim in Simhall, then smoke sauna. Have a Lapin Kulta Premium. Find out who’s where. Angie’s singing. She sways and scat sings, the guitar rolls.… Continue Reading “Gulf of Finland”
Category: eco-lit, poem, WrittenWordWednesdayTags: cheryl j fish, Finland, folded word, Gulf, Kalevala, landscape, Miles, poem, Poetry, reindeer, Sauna, travel, WrittenWordWednesday
Posted on 12 November 2015
by marykagillis
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[No. 3 in our Eco-Lit series; concludes with a little writing contest] A few months ago, I attended the Land Institute’s annual Prairie Festival in Salina, Kansas. The festival featured talks on sustainable agricultural practices, spirituality’s place in environmental advocacy, and research on new… Continue Reading “Place-Based Ventures”
Category: column, contest, eco-litTags: contest, ecolit, ecoliterature, folded word, haiku, haiku path, inn at honey run, julie warther, kansas, land institute, maryka gillis, millersburg, ohio, open air museum, place, prairie festival, salina, writing
Posted on 23 July 2015
by marykagillis
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a column exploring the intersection of literature and ecology by Maryka Gillis A few weeks ago, I found myself directed up the last hill leading to a primitive campsite overlooking a canyon. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is small at just under… Continue Reading “Eco-Lit: Sense of Place”
Category: column, eco-litTags: acclimation, black canyon, ecolit, ecoliterature, ecology, ecosystem, edward abbey, folded word, gary snyder, gunnison national park, james galvin, jennifer ackerman, literature, maryka gillis, millenial, moving, place, Poetry, surroundings
Posted on 9 April 2015
by marykagillis
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a new column exploring the intersection of literature and ecology by Maryka Gillis Like many Millenials, I have anxiety and foreboding concerning the changes across Earth’s climate and ecosystems. Call it what you will – climate change, global warming, global weirding, an unfortunate coincidence… Continue Reading “Eco-Lit: Reclaiming Hope”
Category: column, eco-litTags: Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Barbara Kingsolver, climate, ecolit, ecoliterature, ecology, folded word, hope, literature, Mark Doty, maryka gillis, Matthew Dickman, millenial